For summer flowers, choose this one: its blooms are as gorgeous as peonies, it flowers for half the year, and it is easy to grow

Introduction

Potted greenery is now an essential decorative element of home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home brings many benefits: it beautifies the living space and pleases the senses. "Flower Voice Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1075" introduces you to a plant suitable for growing in summer.

Today's Featured Plant

Friends who love growing flowers know that summer's high heat and scorching weather make it a poor season for gardening, so flowering plants for summer are few, and many flowers and plants struggle to get through summer, such as succulents. If you want to grow flowers in summer, you have to see whether the plant can tolerate heat. Today's featured plant is called Tianzhu Mudan, a new type of potted ornamental flower. Whether or not it tolerates heat, it is suitable for growing in summer.

Tianzhu Mudan

Tianzhu Mudan, also known as Xiaolihua, Xiaoliju and so on, does not come from India. It is native to Mexico, a dwarf variety of the dahlia, and gets its name because its double flowers closely resemble peony blooms. It has many varieties, with single and double forms, and a rich range of flower colors including deep red, purple-red, pink, yellow, white and more. Its petals are neatly arranged, full and round, with very high ornamental value.

Not Afraid of Heat

Tianzhu Mudan comes from tropical regions and is not afraid of heat; it can withstand the hot summer. Its flowering period is from April to October, and during these six months it will bloom repeatedly, one wave after another, very diligently, with a long ornamental period. Abroad, it is a very popular plant for beautifying streets, flower beds and courtyards. In China it has not yet been introduced on a large scale, and is mostly grown as a potted ornamental plant in private homes.

A New Type of Potted Flower

Compared with the original dahlia species, Tianzhu Mudan has been dwarfed. The plant is low-growing, only about 30 cm, so it does not need a very large pot and takes up little space, making it very suitable for indoor potted ornamental growing at home. It has many branches and many flower buds, and when it blooms, many flowers open at once, so it easily fills the pot with blooms. It is a bulbous plant with strong vitality and is very easy to care for, even easier to grow than lazy-person plants like pothos and spider plant.

Choose It for Summer Flowers

Tianzhu Mudan is a perennial plant: plant it once and you can enjoy it every year afterward. Its drawback is that it is not cold-tolerant, so in northern regions it must be kept indoors over winter, while in most southern regions it can be grown outdoors. Its flowering period is long and its flower colors are bright and varied, making it an excellent potted ornamental. It can also be used as a cut flower. It is an emerging popular flower and is deeply loved by people.